Smyrna times., 1887-01-26
Controversy Over Printing.
THE DELAwAREAN WINS.

Inc regular biennial controversy for
which the existence of two rival DEM
ocratlc printing Offices in Dover are
responsible was brought up in the
House last Thursday afternoon bv the
Chairman of the committee on nrintinc,
Mr. Mulligan, who defended his action
on the ground that, the committee
Delng at lOggerheads, the House sbould
De appealed to. This he embodied in a
resolution instructing the committee TO
award the State printing to the lowest
ana most advantageous bidder. The
resolution, which was seconded bv DIR
Chandler, brought Mr.. Rust to his feet
with celerity and spirited protest. He
would like to know the meaning oft
Two of the committee have awarded
the House printing to the DeLawnreoo
mat being a majority, it seems to me
we have right to order it where we
see proper"
IL was evident that Mr.. Rust had the
biggest end of the House with him and
That Mr.. Mulligan had shown lack of
generalship in springing his resolution
when his fellow committee men had all
their allies in their seats, while the seats
OF three members-Messrs. Tavlor
Ware and Wilson-who would have
marched with the Mulligan Guards -
were temporarily vacant. Mr.. ALA
Dand responded at once to the Rust
Dugle call with a motion to indefinitely
postpone the resolution, which Mr..
Rust seconded with JUNCTION. The
Speaker put the motion and DR.. Cband-
Ter rose to say that certainly no mem
Der would be so disregardful of the
public interests as to "stand I'D and
say that this printing should 20 to anv
certain place unless it is done as well
and as cheaply there as other parties
would do it," He did not wish TO he
understood as insinuating that this bad
course had not been pursued, but "un-
less thls has been done, l think the
House would be perfectly justifable
in directing that it should be: a remark
to which Mr.. Rust retorted, with i'm
petuosity: II for one am not
afraid to say-give it to Democratic
printing office even fit costs the State
of Delaware more"
Mr.. Mulligan-I think the word "ad-
vantageOus will cover that.
Mr.. Jones-This committee is able to
take care fit.
Mr.. Smalley asked the chair if the
committee had not the right to do as it
pleased in the premises.
Speaker McCabe replied that that
was customary and that he thought
there would be something ofdiscourtesv
In the House passing the resolution.
Mr.. Mulligan-But the committee has
failed to agree.
Mr.. Jones remarked that there was
no trouble about the committee agree
ing, but the chairman wanted to have
his own way.
Mr.. Allaband thought the adoption
OF this resolution would be a bad pre-
cedent, and that committees were made
up of odd numbers of members simplv
to make majority vote possible.
Mr.. Rust-NOthing was said about
cheapness until ourchairman found two
opposed to him.
Mr.. NOrney suggested to the commit
tee that MiddletOwn has two excellent
Democratic printers. Mr.. Allaband's
motion to indefinitely postpone was
then put and carried without a division.
The House printing, therefore, goes
to John F. Salisbury, while Kirk &
Son get the Senate printing. Mr. Null
ligan wished to divide the House print
ing between the two offices. The
House has the lions share, its work
during a session being worth about
$1,000; the Senate from 5000 to $780,
Correspondence of ErerV EpeniR0.